Can The College Force My Son To Attend A Placement Not Named In His EHCP?
Parent asks: My adult son has an EHC plan. It states his College and last year he studied a course with additional functional skills maths and English. This year the …
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SEND Tribunal will rule on EHCP health and social care issues in extended trial
When you appeal to the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) SEND Tribunal about an issue surrounding a child or young person’s Education, Health and Social Care plan (EHCP), problems with the health and …
Who Owns The Equipment Specified In Section F Of The EHCP?
Parent asks: My adult son was awarded a laptop provision in his EHCP and he receives 1:1 support in college. The college is asking him to sign a loan form …
Can The LA Make Amendments To The EHCP Which Differ From The Tribunal Order?
Parent asks: Are the LA allowed to make changes to the EHCP from that which was ordered by the Tribunal? What should we do if they do not reinstate the …
LA watch: Beware the EHCP Assessment Exception “loophole”
It’s the last week of the year in most English schools. A week to take things a bit easier, tidy away, and prepare for what the next academic year brings. But …
Hayley’s EHCP Save-Our-Sanity SOS plan
It seems that at every milestone and crossroads in your child’s life, your pride, relief and excitement at their achievements is met with an equal measure of stress and worry. …
Can the local authority change the wording of the provision in an EHCP?
Parent asks: My daughter has recently had her statement transferred to an EHCP. The wording of the provision used to specify ” a specialist teacher visiting termly” but now it has been changed …
Can we apply for an EHCP?
Parent asks: My son is 12 years old and is currently in year 8 at secondary school. He has a diagnosis of Dyslexia and has been on the SEN register …
Can I apply for an EHCP if I home educate my daughter?
Parent asks: I am the parent of a 10 year old girl with high functioning autism. My daughter’s current school have been unable to offer extra support, and as a …
Whose duty is it to provide the provision in the EHCP?
Parent asks: My son is 23 has Autism, OCD, PDA, Dyslexia, Dyscalculia and has attended a mainstream college since September. In November 2016, he won his tribunal and the Local Authority …
Who’s writing your child’s EHCP? Your outsourcing questions answered
About six months ago, SNJ began looking into something that local authorities have become increasingly keen on – outsourcing the producing of draft Education, Health & Care Plans (EHCPs) to …
Two-thirds of parents were happy with their 2015 EHCP experience…
Along with the slew of information released by the DfE last week came a very long, detailed survey of family experience of the Education, Health and Care Plan process in 2015. It …
My daughter’s draft EHCP is vague
I have just received my daughters draft EHCP. I have read it and am a bit worried that it is not totally accurate. For example, they have stated the type …
Who applies for an EHCP if parents live in a different Local Authority to the School ?
Education Professional Asks: Who do you apply to for an EHCP if parents live in a different local authority to the school their child attends? Can you reapply to a …
Is specifying the provision in section F of an EHCP a legal requirement?
Parent Asks: My daughter has just transferred from a statement of SEN to an EHCP. The wording for the provision of “a specialist teacher visiting termly” has been changed on …
Whose responsibility is it to source my daughter’s provision within her EHCP?
After a long battle, we have now an up to date Educational Psychology and Occupational Therapy (OT) report to inform the EHCP. My daughter is 18 and in her last …
My daughter has dyslexia, can I apply for an EHCP?
My daughter is 12 (year7) she is diagnosed as severely dyslexic with additional SpLD she is currently working at 3 years behind. She has reports from Ed Psych, Occ Therapist, …
My son’s EHCP has taken so long, how can we get a final EHCP?
The LA has carried out an EHC Assessment for our son and has agreed that an EHC Plan is required. However, it is taking an inordinate amount of time for …
Draft Plans and Working Documents in an EHCP
Working Documents (WD) and draft EHC plans are quite similar, although with a draft plan you can negotiate on all of it whereas a WD only (currently) relates to sections …
Can I see the minutes from the EHCP decision panel
Our Daughter’s EHCP has gone to panel. We are disappointed in panel verdict. I have asked SEN Officer for a copy of the minuted from the panel meeting, but she is …